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How calmly the evening
Staff Notation • Sacred, Partsongs
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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How calmly the evening by Edward Elgar — Lyrics
How calmly the evening once more is descending,
As kind as a promise, as still as a prayer;
O wing of the Lord, in Thy shelter befriending,
May we and our households continue to share.
We come to be soothed with Thy merciful healing;
The dews of the night cure the wounds of the day;
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About How calmly the evening
Edward Elgar’s How calmly the evening is a setting for SATB choir of an English text expressing a prayer for divine protection and solace as night falls. The music opens with a sense of deep peace, the voices weaving together in a rich homophonic texture that mirrors the stillness of the evening. As the text progresses, the harmonies deepen to convey the profound spiritual longing for healing, the brevity of life, and the hope for eternal rest. This sacred part-song offers moments of quiet reflection and fervent supplication, its expressive vocal lines and carefully crafted sonorities creating an atmosphere of profound devotion.
